It’s not widely known that Citizens Advice needs volunteers to help manage the organisation, as well as volunteers to provide advice. In particular, we are looking for people who can offer a day a week to help us with our Research and Campaigns work, our new website, IT support, fundraising administration, maintaining links with towns…
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Councils expand their free activity trails for children for the school summer holidays
From Monday 9 August to Monday 30 August Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils are running FREE Litter Bug Detectives Trails for children in 19 sites across southern Oxfordshire with the chance for schools to win litter picking equipment. The trails are being managed by local town and parish councils and follow…
Press release: First tickets for the White Horse Community lottery go on sale
Residents in the Vale of White Horse can help out local good causes and be in with a chance of winning a weekly £25,000 jackpot if they buy a ticket for the White Horse Community Lottery which go on sale this week. Players of the lottery can choose which local good cause they want to…
South and Vale media release – Your annual voter registration letter is coming
Residents in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being urged to check the details on a letter they will receive from their district council from the end of July.South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will be sending a ‘Canvass Communication Form’ to every home requiring the residents to check…
Dog fouling
26 July 2021 Dear residents,The parish council has reported to us that there is a growing dog fouling issue across our districts.Although there are many benefits that come with owning a dog (especially during lockdown), there are also responsibilities which include cleaning up after your dog. Please be aware that it is an offence to…
Faringdon Junior Youth Club- Consultation
Oxfordshire Play Association is gathering views from the community on a Youth Club to be opened in September in Faringdon to offer activities for young people, from 11 to 13 years old, living in the town. The survey includes 4 questions. Here is the link: Faringdon Junior Youth Club – Consultation
Mayor’s Summer Fun Market
Join us on the 4th September 2021 for the Mayor’s Summer Fun Market. Faringdon , Market Place
Volunteers (non advice roles) needed at Citizens Advice
It’s not widely known that Citizens Advice needs volunteers to help manage the organisation, as well as volunteers to provide advice. In particular, we are looking for people who can offer a day a week to help us with our Research and Campaigns work, our new website, IT support, fundraising administration, maintaining links with towns…
Faringdon gets Gold!!
FARINGDON TOWN COUNCIL RECEIVES AWARD IN NATIONAL SCHEME Faringdon Town Council has been received a prestigious award as part of the Local Council Award Scheme. The first council in Oxfordshire to receive the accolade. This achievement recognises that the council achieves good practice in governance, community engagement and council improvement. Moreover, Faringdon Town Council goes…
Litter Bug Detectives Trail
FREE activity trails for children in the school summer holidayFrom Monday 9 August to Monday 30 August White Horse District Council are running Litter Bug Detectives Trail for children in Tucker Park, Faringdon.The activities are aimed at primary school children and have been produced to promote recycling and reuse messages and explaining the damage litter…